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rocknron
09-16-2003, 11:52 PM
Sept. 13 and 14th , 2003 in Mirimachi NB.....Great 2 days of Drag Racing and Time Trials. Day 1- 10 Time Trials - Made it to the 4th Round of Sudden Death Eliminations in the Gambler's Race. Beat out 2 - 5.0L Mustangs, a 305 '79 Camaro.....Day 2- 8 Time Trials with an average time of 16.66 sec., Made it to the Top 5 out of 40 Cars !!! Woooohooo :agree: Even Beat a 9.99 sec Chevy Nova SS( 454 with NOS) .....AND I HAVE THE TIME SLIPS TO PROVE IT ! Not bad considering i only have a 2.4L Twin Cam in my 1999 Grand-Am !!
I will post some pics as soon as i shrink them to proper size.....

rocknron
09-16-2003, 11:55 PM
The campsite in the pits

rocknron
09-16-2003, 11:58 PM
All by myself halfway down the track

rocknron
09-17-2003, 12:00 AM
On the Starting line against a 5.0L Mustang GT .....the one i Beat

rocknron
09-17-2003, 12:04 AM
The First Mustang of Day 1 .... I beat by 0.1053 Sec

rocknron
09-17-2003, 12:09 AM
At the end of day 1...... Dial in time of 16.75 Sec, 83.33 mph, best reaction time of 0.517 sec........ 4th round of eliminations....not bad for a Drag Virgin.....lol..... NOTE: 2.4L Twin Cam, Stock...No mods what so ever....Tire pressure reduced to 19 lbs.

dirtysmurf
09-17-2003, 12:41 PM
very nice, it feels good to win dosent? but I will never know:(

99GrandAMSE
09-17-2003, 12:54 PM
Bracket Racing is fun ... good job!